"Don't fret, my strange little friend," says Kensei, as he takes a big swig from his Sake canteen.
"You're supposed to be a hero!" says Hiro. "Being a hero is a waste of time," says Kensei. Hiro tries to persuade Kensei otherwise, telling him that he will be rewarded with more gold than he'll know what to do with, and lots of sex, err, love from the swordsmith's daughter. Speaking of that daughter...a strong slap sends Kensei's face sideways now. It's her, the future "princess". What is with with white guys and Japanese girls? Apparently it was trendy way before Rivers Cuomo wrote "El Scorcho." I'm not Japanese, but I still felt like a cliche standing next to some of my more Aryan-looking boyfriends.
Goddamn you half, err, full Japanese girls...
Yikes. So Kensei swore to defend the village in battle, and didn't hold up his end of the bargain. She takes Hiro's/Kensei's sword back, saying it was forged by her father and given to Kensei as payment, and walks off with it. Hiro runs after her, as she plans to rescue her father herself. "Wait, don't leave!" as he runs after Kensei. "You have to rescue the swordsmith and make her fall in love with you. You have to fight blackbear!"
Fed up, Kensei punches Hiro in the face (who hasn't? seriously) and Hiro's flat on the ground. "The only thing I have to do," declares Kensei, "is find me a drink." What a douche. Then Hiro gets resuscitated by a goat.
Way cuter than an Anne Geddes photo.
Copy Kingdom, California
The bizarro world version of FedEx/Kinko's + Office Space, Bennet's new place of employment is a far cry from his fake paper company. And his new boss is already griping at him for being late. The boss, who serves as the manager, has a reedy mustache that screams "pedophile" but he appears to just be a prick drunk on power.
Bennet punches in an archaic-looking time card as the manager continues to criticize:"And if I wasn't here, watching your every move, I think it's about time I saw some commitment to excellence from you. The paper business is dog eat dog. You've got to live it, breathe it, do you want it? Do you want it, Butler? Do you?!" The guy is worse than Lumbergh.
A bit later..
"Still on your break?" snaps the manager. "There's a whole line of customers out there," he barks. Um, there's one guy waiting and he has a ponytail.
"Just finishing my coffee," replies Bennet calmly.
"Uh, no, you're finished."
"A few more sips, that all."
"You look at me when I talk to you.
And that's when Bennet can't take it any longer. He grabs the manager's finger and awesomely flips him on his back onto the table. "I will work how and when I feel like it, and you will not say a damn word to me ever again. Do you understand? Are we square on that?"
He just got owned in the most one-sided game of Thumb War.
The manager is freaking out, and he has a big scar across his forehead (but probably not one left by Sylar). He just got owned in the most one-sided game of Thumb War ever. Only it was like, an index finger.
Parkman and Mohinder's apartment
Pizza for dinner! I like the way Parkman thinks. "Shouldn't I be eating vegetables once in awhile?" asks Molly. "That's why I got you a vegetable pizza, smarty pants" says Parkman. "Plus your favorite Rocky Road for dessert." Makes sense to me. "I miss Mohinder, he cooks," she whines. What a weird kid, no one else would complain about pizza and ice cream. She's definitely ill.
As their chat about their days, she asks him about his new badge, and if he cheated on his exam by reading minds. "It's my power," he retorts. "You wouldn't think a baseball player is cheating because he's athletic, would you?" she throws back. Well, not unless he's Barry Bonds. Matt brings up Molly's drawings at school, and Molly gets scary, screaming, "I said I didn't want to talk about it!" and finishes Early-onset adolescence?
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Comments (27)
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1 of 27 | Posted by shawnster | Posted on September 26, 2007 7:08 PM
T.Vo!!! Great recap and i officially love the new word EMOTARD!!! that described that kid to perfection. Sort of a slow episode, but i figure they are setting up the future eps storyline. The best part of the ep? No Niki/Jessica...can we have more eps without her puhlease!
2 of 27 | Posted by lloyd dobbler | Posted on September 26, 2007 7:10 PM
T.Vo.!! Great recap and i officially love the new word EMOTARD!!!(its right up there with CELEBUTARD) that described that kid to perfection. Sort of a slow episode, but i figure they are setting up the future eps storyltne. The best part of the ep? No Niki/Jessica...can we have more eps without her puhlease!
3 of 27 | Posted by lloyd dobbler | Posted on September 26, 2007 7:14 PM
I started reading this earlier, but had to stop, and now I want to finish reading it, but it's only showing me the first page...what's happening?!
4 of 27 | Posted by spreadhead | Posted on September 26, 2007 7:16 PM
Hey all,
I have no idea what's happening, the recap published just fine (since at least lloyd dobbler got to read it in its entirety, the thing took me about 12 hours to complete, don't laugh) -- and now it disappeared. Maybe I got punked by TVGasm for my 23rd birthday? But that's not until tomorrow...
Hopefully it'll be back up soon, we've got ghosts or something on this site.
Thanks for the support, it means a lot!
5 of 27 | Posted by T.Vo | Posted on September 26, 2007 7:19 PM
Great recap, T.Vo! I almost fell out of my chair when you called Mama P part manbearpig. Where's Al Gore to hunt her down when you need him?
They better be planning to do something super kickass with Maya y Alejandro because I'm all ready skeptical about that developing storyline.
And I had never realized the smoking hotness that was Milo V. until I saw him on a talk show last year with his hair slicked back and not all in his face like Peter has it. I'm glad they let him cut it off.
6 of 27 | Posted by SnackyCakes420 | Posted on September 26, 2007 11:24 PM
And happy birthday, (even if it is a little early)!
7 of 27 | Posted by SnackyCakes420 | Posted on September 26, 2007 11:28 PM
Great recap. Yeah, Roly-Poly Midas will always be Ned Ryerson to me. I knew emotard was going to have some sort of "talent." I bet HE can backflip off the tower. I thought it was a good show. It's pretty obvious that Hiro himself will make the legends that he knows. And I that means it was his sword all along. Sort of. I think.
8 of 27 | Posted by geewits | Posted on September 27, 2007 1:33 AM
Great Recap!! But alas, i too found the season opener lacking a little. I kinda felt out of the loop a bit there with all the changes that were going on AND for the first time i kinda got bored of Hiro (can u belieive that!!!).
AND is it just me or does West (emotard! haha) kinda looks like a young Peter P / Ralph Macchio?....just a thought...
But i'm totally looking forward to next week, hopefully it will be a lil bit more exciting....BTW....I LOVE Peter P's new look....mmmmmm yummy yummy, i likey dat tummy....!!!
Twnny.
9 of 27 | Posted by twnpeeks | Posted on September 27, 2007 11:45 AM
Geewits, excellent "Sneakers" reference for that you should be commended.
I enjoyed this one, though I am missing the token hotness of Ali Larter, and I am not so much into the Hondurians. Not yet anyways. Do you think Senator Petrlli went diidling his little pilot into some Costa Verde woman? Makes you wonder how many more of Claire's pseudo-crushes will be related to her? Some sort of Elenaor DeRoosevelt syndrome.
I thought it was a cop-out to have the Ginsu Master as an Englishman, I think it was an obvious plot device because they know most americans can't/won't/don't read. Other than lookign forward to next monday. Good recap.
10 of 27 | Posted by mattypopo | Posted on September 27, 2007 12:39 PM
Loved the Recap! I liked this episode, except for all of the Nissan Rouge commercials.
When I saw Nathan looking in the mirror and seeing the burned person, I immidiatly thought "Nathan is dead and that is Peter". Then they showed Peter in Dublin, and I thought "Syler"! They both have the power to change into other people, and the image could have been Peter's guilt at killing Nathan? Just a thought.
11 of 27 | Posted by haloeight | Posted on September 27, 2007 9:37 PM
Loved the Recap! I liked this episode, except for all of the Nissan Rouge commercials.
When I saw Nathan looking in the mirror and seeing the burned person, I immidiatly thought "Nathan is dead and that is Peter". Then they showed Peter in Dublin, and I thought "Syler"! They both have the power to change into other people, and the image could have been Peter's guilt at killing Nathan? Just a thought.
12 of 27 | Posted by haloeight | Posted on September 27, 2007 9:38 PM
Loved the Recap! I liked this episode, except for all of the Nissan Rouge commercials.
When I saw Nathan looking in the mirror and seeing the burned person, I immidiatly thought "Nathan is dead and that is Peter". Then they showed Peter in Dublin, and I thought "Syler"! They both have the power to change into other people, and the image could have been Peter's guilt at killing Nathan? Just a thought.
13 of 27 | Posted by haloeight | Posted on September 27, 2007 9:41 PM
Thanks for the recap and for noticing the pencil in West's ear at gym class.. so weird. Anywho, I heard that Maya kills people with a virus of some kind spontaneously when she gets freaked out, and that her brother is the anti-virus which is why they need to stay together to prevent her from wiping out everyone.
14 of 27 | Posted by rayne888 | Posted on September 28, 2007 10:50 AM
Sorry for the multiple posts! Computer problems.
15 of 27 | Posted by haloeight | Posted on September 28, 2007 11:52 AM
excellent recap, had me giggling! I think the new girl from across the border is HOT HOT HOT, and I'm not even straight . . . imagine . . . but T.vo, why hold out on the girls, like me and not, who want to see the real haircut--just be careful where you place that arrow . . .totally thought the Hiro story too much comic relief and lame . . . I thought the daughter was going to be the hero, and history wouldn't write it that way, as they never give women credit, but I guess it'll just be Hiro and a few face scrunches . . . oh well.
Guess his dad could have picked a better spot to await death . . . no one would look for superpowered humans on that roof, would they!?
16 of 27 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on September 28, 2007 2:36 PM
Good post- though you should leave out words like "fruity" - makes you sound like a jerk
17 of 27 | Posted by lestat1966 | Posted on September 30, 2007 8:08 AM
Good post- though you should leave out words like "fruity" - makes you sound like a jerk
18 of 27 | Posted by lestat1966 | Posted on September 30, 2007 8:09 AM
good post - but you should leave out words like "fruity" - makes you look like a jerk
19 of 27 | Posted by lestat1966 | Posted on September 30, 2007 8:15 AM
good post - but you should avoid words like "fruity" - makes you sound like a jerk.
Hey - does anyone know what happened to "Moon over Sun", the Heroes fansite?
20 of 27 | Posted by lestat1966 | Posted on September 30, 2007 9:09 AM
sorry about the multiple posts - thought the new posts were on top
21 of 27 | Posted by lestat1966 | Posted on September 30, 2007 11:58 AM
"Are you there God? Its me Margaret" LOL, That was great. Throwing a Judy Blume book in there! Actually this epsiode way too much going on trying to catch up for the last 4 months we missed.
22 of 27 | Posted by wincha | Posted on September 30, 2007 2:49 PM
"Are you there God? Its me Margaret" LOL, That was great. Throwing a Judy Blume book in there! Actually this epsiode way too much going on trying to catch up for the last 4 months we missed.
23 of 27 | Posted by wincha | Posted on September 30, 2007 2:51 PM
"Are you there God? Its me Margaret" LOL, That was great. Throwing a Judy Blume book in there! Actually this epsiode way too much going on trying to catch up for the last 4 months we missed.
24 of 27 | Posted by wincha | Posted on September 30, 2007 2:58 PM
Okay, is it just me, or did this recap feel rushed. I know you've got it in you, just have some one read over this before you post it. Lots of errors, made it real hard to enjoy.
25 of 27 | Posted by neillfilm | Posted on October 1, 2007 9:53 AM
Not that good of a recap. I noticed a lot of missed words, and it's just distracting. I know you've got the comedy in you, but just have someone read this over before you post.
26 of 27 | Posted by neillfilm | Posted on October 1, 2007 4:23 PM
great recap! though i think missed words and distracting format should be taken up to high brass in the IT department. hey, tech nerds, clean it up a bit so that the gems of the internet like T.Vo can be presented in a nice space!
t.vo rocks -- i lol'd my loller self off!
hugo
27 of 27 | Posted by jooce129 | Posted on October 1, 2007 10:18 PM